COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Health System

 
 

DATE:

December 30, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

January 25, 2011

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

 
 

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

   

FROM:

Jean S. Fraser, Chief, Health System

 

Brian J. Zamora, Director, Community Health Division

   

SUBJECT:

Acceptance of Base Award Augmentation from the California Department of Public Health Tuberculosis Control Branch for the San Mateo County Tuberculosis Prevention and Control Program

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a Resolution authorizing the President of the Board to accept a Base Award Augmentation from the California Department of Public Health, Tuberculosis Control Branch for tuberculosis prevention and control activities for the term of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, in the amount of up to $23,884.

 

BACKGROUND:

On October 5, 2010, your Board adopted Resolution 71083 authorizing the acceptance of an award from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Tuberculosis (TB) Control Branch for tuberculosis prevention and control activities for the term of July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. The Base Award was $282,697, and an allotment for food, shelter, incentives and enablers expenditures was $26,500, for a total award of $309,197.

 

DISCUSSION:

The CDPH has recently identified additional federal funds for FY 2010-11 and is making these funds available to support TB prevention and control activities in local public health jurisdictions through an augmentation to Base Awards. The County’s portion is $23,884 and will be used to offset expenses of prevention staff.

 

The Acceptance of the Base Award Augmentation and Resolution have been reviewed and approved by County Counsel.

 

Approval of this Base Award Augmentation contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Healthy Community by providing funds to identify patients with TB and appropriately treat them to prevent spread of the disease. It is anticipated that five hundred TB investigations will be conducted to ensure that secondary cases are identified and treatment is provided.

 

Performance Measure:

Measure

FY 2009-10
Actual

FY 2010-11
Projected

Number of TB investigations conducted to ensure that secondary cases are identified.

409

500

 
 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The term of the Base Award Augmentation is July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, and the amount is $23,884. The revenue and expenditures associated with this Award are included in the Community Health Adopted FY 2010-11 Budget. There are no required matching funds included in this Award, resulting in no Net County Cost.